Is It Curtains for Bill O’Reilly? Advertisers Are Fleeing as Lurid Sexual Harassment Claims Surface

‘During his nearly two decades at Fox News, Bill O’Reilly has allegedly showered female staffers with verbal abuse, punished them for refusing his sexual advances and made phone calls to them in which he appeared to be masturbating at the end of the line. These are just a few of the more salacious revelations from a New York Times investigation published Saturday, which found that the network has settled with five of O’Reilly’s accusers to the tune of $13 million.
Mercedes Benz pulled its advertising from “The O’Reilly Factor” shortly thereafter. “The allegations are disturbing,” said spokeswoman Donna Boland. “Given the importance of women in every aspect of our business, we don’t feel this is a good environment in which to advertise our products right now.”‘
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